2005 Championship Divisions!?

[Kevin Sevcik]

Originally Posted by Dorienne Plait

Indeed there are other alternatives, but they can set a limit on however many they pick for each division. Like, say they have 100 teams going to Nationals (probably happened back in about 97...but yeah, supposing here), and you need only 25 teams per division. They can set a limit on how many are selected, and when the 25 teams are picked, they can take the teams off the list that were already picked, and then keep going on until all the teams are gone.

*shrug* Just an idea.

No, no. The problem they'd like to avoid is this: Archimedes has teams 1-300, Curie has team 1500-1650. Granted, that's taken to an extreme, but it's the sort of thing they'd like to avoid.

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by geeknerd99

Well, with the current list, the VCU champions (401, 122, 435) are in the same division... could prove funny if we all made it to finals. No scouting needed!

it happened last year with the newton division. the buckeye winning team won newton. 1126, 67, 340

[slickguy2007]

Originally Posted by D.J. Fluck

340th team has been added so possibly all of your dream divisions might have been broken up....im going to check and see who the new team is right now

Edit: 910 is the newest team registered

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I really hope it stays this way, I like my division. 16, 25, 47, 56, 68, 103, 254, 980, and 1305, how can you go wrong there?

GO 1403!!!

[Doug G]

Originally Posted by slickguy2007

I really hope it stays this way, I like my division. 16, 25, 47, 56, 68, 103, 254, 980, and 1305, how can you go wrong there?

GO 1403!!!

As of now, I think 980 is in the first division with us, 217, 179, 233, 245, 71. Looks like fun!! Hope I'm figuring this out right. I used the attached Excel sheet. With the first sheet, just copy the text from the FIRST web site's team list in the second column and then the other sheets select the divisions counting 1-4 as they have done in the past. We'll see how close it is next week - it'll be fun no matter what!

[Cowmankoza]

Originally Posted by slickguy2007

I really hope it stays this way, I like my division. 16, 25, 47, 56, 68, 103, 254, 980, and 1305, how can you go wrong there?

GO 1403!!!

If that turns out to be true, the first division looks deadly. when you mix teams like 1251(my team), 233, 71 and 179 its bound to be a clash of the titans, it'll be interesting if it stays like that

[Corey Balint]

Originally Posted by slickguy2007

I really hope it stays this way, I like my division. 16, 25, 47, 56, 68, 103, 254, 980, and 1305, how can you go wrong there?

GO 1403!!!

Hey aroon, you missed a few. 121, 126, 88, 190, 237, 341, 365, 469, 716, and 1114, just to name a few more. I think we may have the new murderer's row.

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Dorienne Plait

Indeed there are other alternatives, but they can set a limit on however many they pick for each division. Like, say they have 100 teams going to Nationals (probably happened back in about 97...but yeah, supposing here), and you need only 25 teams per division. They can set a limit on how many are selected, and when the 25 teams are picked, they can take the teams off the list that were already picked, and then keep going on until all the teams are gone.

*shrug* Just an idea.

Interesting idea. But fyi, the divisions are relatively new. In 97 it was all 1 big competition. You had to run between the fields.


As for this years competition. Wow, Archimedes is only getting better...
71, 107, 122, 173, 179, 191, 233, 245, 401, 435, 980, and 1027.....
Well, at least 116 will get to be pitted between 107 and 122.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Corey Balint

Hey aroon, you missed a few. 121, 126, 88, 190, 237, 341, 365, 469, 716, and 1114, just to name a few more. I think we may have the new murderer's row.

Add 358 and 492 to fill in that murder's row. Both won a regional. 358 almost won another one. 492 was a #1 seed.

[Koko Ed]

The best thing about all of this is that everybody thinks they have an idea who is going to step up and rule the roost and that such and such a division is strong because it has these many regional winners and that the champion is going to rise up from there.
But does anyone remember last year when a strong team 5 came down having won 2 regionals and nearly winning a 3rd and ended up 2-5 and unpicked while 1394 who was last at Philadelphia was in the final 4?
Nothing is guaranteed so don't sleep on anyone at the championship.

[Jay Trzaskos]

I was just wondering, what time do you think FIRST is going to put the divisions up on their website?

JT
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[mrmummert]

Hi all...

It may not matter,but i wonder if the lag time between getting your
robot and team from the pits to the playing field will play any in the
division spots? Remember its supposed to be 10 mins between the
Pits and the Dome. While at regional we were supposed to be prepared
to go next when we were told and you wer'nt far away,what will happen at the Atlanta?

I'm guessing the'll have a list and time for teams and perhaps
live TV in the Pits. Anyone know? It sure is gonna be a pain if you
have a very short turn around time between matches.

[Jim Schaddelee]

Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Interesting idea. But fyi, the divisions are relatively new. In 97 it was all 1 big competition. You had to run between the fields.


As for this years competition. Wow, Archimedes is only getting better...
71, 107, 122, 173, 179, 191, 233, 245, 401, 435, 980, and 1027.....
Well, at least 116 will get to be pitted between 107 and 122.

Lil lavery

If thing stay this way and you are next to us in the pit please stop by and say hello ,ask for Jim or you can talk to my dad Ron he loves to talk .team 107 is so ready for this nationals,I was so impressed with the teams improvement from the Midwest to the west Michigan regional.Good luck to your team and all the teams .

Jim schaddelee
team 107

[Tom Bottiglieri]

Originally Posted by Jay Trzaskos

I was just wondering, what time do you think FIRST is going to put the divisions up on their website?

No idea, but this is what I am doing out of sheer boredom..

I think im going to write a little VB program that will grab this page, search it for "division", "newton", or "galileo". When it finds that, it will scan for "195", grab that table row, then send an email to my cell phone which I will get as a text message.

Hopefully it works!

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

while 1394 who was last at Philadelphia was in the final 4?

1394 was last at Philly but didn't go to Championship. I think you are thinking of 1218 CHA. They were last at Chesapeake but went on to be Championship Event Finalist 1.

[Jon K.]

Originally Posted by The Lucas

1394 was last at Philly but didn't go to Championship. I think you are thinking of 1218 CHA. They were last at Chesapeake but went on to be Championship Event Finalist 1.

I think Koko Ed was talking about in the finals of Philly maybe, and team 53 was team 53 or 54 of 55 and went on to be picked by the number 1 alliance and won Chesapeake this year.